The Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center will be hosting
its seventh annual car and motorcycle show this Saturday, Nov.
13.

All makes and models of cars and motorcycles are welcomed and
wanting participants can register the day of the event, from 8 to 9
a.m., for $12. All vehicles must be parked and ready to go for the
show by 10 a.m. when it opens to the public at 4700 E. Warner
Road.

The show will go from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to the general
public. For admission they will be accepting either non-perishable
food items, or new, unwrapped toys. Proceeds from the event will go
to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and St. Mary's Food
Bank.

Lisa Robinson, special events/rental coordinator at the Ahwatukee
Community Swim and Tennis Center, said they really want to
encourage donations because they are especially important this time
of year.

"This is the time of the year we're able to donate to the
community," she said.

Trophies will be awarded to participants in several different
categories, including four-door stock and modified cars, two-door
stock and modified cars, stock and modified pickups, etc. There
will also be a best of show trophy awarded, as well as a sponsor's
choice. BDM Motorsports is one of the sponsors, and will be helping
in the judging process.

At this point, Robinson said it is hard to say how many people will
be in attendance since the show is much smaller than most car and
motorcycle shows in the Valley.

"It's more for the community," she said, adding that in the past
they have had around 40 to 50 vehicles in the show.

The event will also feature a 50/50 raffle, where events-goers can
purchase tickets for $1 and the winner will receive half of the
money made from the raffle. There will also be a concession booth
with hamburgers, hotdogs, bratwursts, water and soda for
sale.

Mark Salem, of KTAR's "Under the Hood with Mark Salem," will also
be out at the event and will be doing his radio show live from 11
a.m. to noon.

For more information, call the Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis
Center at (480) 893-3431.

Chelsea Brown is interning this semester for the
Ahwatukee Foothills News. She is a senior at Arizona State
University.